Pagoda SL Group
W113 Pagoda SL Group => Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items => Topic started by: acbrock on August 11, 2023, 21:41:14
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Hi,
So started in on meat seats and the rest of the interior. So I have the seats out. Slowly took them apart. Got the covers off, horsehair in decent shape other than 1 spot so I am going to leave it. Took all the brackets off and apart. Sprinings and spring supports look good so I am just got to clean the up and leave them intact. I have all the various parts off and apart. Soaking cleaning and polishing...
Down to the actual brackets that the seat slides on. Dont think I can take those apart with having to do some metal work to get them back together. They are SUPER Sticky! I actually found a Quarter jammed into the drives seat. I have been trying to clean them, I have sprayed with degreaser but they are still super sticky. Should I try and soak them in something or is this just how they are and I should oil them up and see if they move freely? Also seems like they played a piece of paper tape on the bottom of the bracket. I figure I will do the same when I put it back together. But there is also some tape in one of the channels, I am guess this just fell off and got stuck there? Then would not put tape in the channel would they?
Then when I start to rebuild and put on the new seat covers, what should I put on all the parts that move? Why type of grease /oil is recommended? I would have attached this to a thread on the seats I was reading but it I could not find a way to reply so maybe that thread is closed now? If posting pics would help let me know.
Thanks
Aaron
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So soaking and degreasing I seem to have the "Channels" clean. (probably wrong name, I am going to search for specs on it.). I notice that in 1 of the channels (not sure what side) there is 2 rollers, one front one back, in the other channel there is only 1 Roller. Can't imagine how one would fall out but does that seem correct? I only have 1 seat apart right now (Drivers seat). I dont see anything in the channel so it may just be that they are stiff and once I lube them up and use my body weight to move it when installed in the car it will move more freely than trying to do it by hand?
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I had the seat tracks off while my seats were recovered in a trim shop. My seat tracks were also very "sticky". I lubed them with transmission fluid (in a small container with a flexible spout. I just worked them and worked them and finally they loosened up.
I'm not sure about 1 roller versus 2. But I would hazard a guess that each set of tracks needs 2 rollers.
I think the best lube might be a dry teflon lube but i just used light oil. I'll probably regret that. It's obviously in a place where it will attract any dirt and an oil is likely to attract the dirt. Good luck.
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I would have attached this to a thread on the seats I was reading but it I could not find a way to reply so maybe that thread is closed now? If posting pics would help let me know.
Aaron,
Starting a new thread to address your problem is best. Replying to a thread is best for discussing the existing issue in that thread.
Pictures are worth a thousand words, right? Post pics when you can.